Avery, Isaac T. III : North Carolina Department of Justice

Isaac T. Avery, III, is a Special Deputy Attorney General for the North Carolina Department of Justice and is a 1974 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law. Mr. Avery is the section head for the Crime Control Section of the North Carolina Attorney General's Office. Since 1977, he has represented the Department of Crime Control & Public Safety, which includes in excess of 1300 North Carolina State Highway Patrol members and 100 Alcohol Law Enforcement Agents. He also handles all litigation involving these officers and has appeared in state and federal court in over 100 cases involving them. Mr. Avery prosecutes at the trial and on appeal persons charged with DWI, vehicular homicide, and other criminal offenses. He has appeared in excess of 250 criminal appeals. He also advises the Governor's Highway Safety Program and the Chemical Analysis Branch on issues relating to DWI and highway safety. Mr. Avery has appeared in numerous national seminars and has authored several publications, including: State of Oregon, Impaired Driving Assessment (1994); Commonwealth of Virginia, Impaired Driving Assessment (1993); Handcuff Neuropathy, North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association Journal, Vol. 25, No. 2 (March/April 1987); A Follow-Up Evaluation of the North Carolina Safe Roads Act of 1983, Notable papers on Alcohol and Highway Safety - 1984, U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Administration (1985); Radar-Time Distance Law, The True Bill official publication of the Criminal Justice Section, North Carolina Bar Association, August 1982, Avery, Legal Aspects of Police Supervision, Copperhouse Publishing Company (2000), Avery & Easley, Legal Aspects of Police Supervision, Case Resource Book, Copperhouse Publishing Company (2000).

Legal Aspects of Police Supervision begins with an overview of the Constitution, followed by discussions of limitations on policymaking and employment decisions, and examination of Internal Affairs procedures. The text thoroughly explores the issues of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, drug testing, and fair labor standards. Employment law, discrimination in employment, sexual harassment, and the Americans with Disabilities Act also are discussed. In addition, several chapters address civil and criminal liability for officers and agencies.

Readers are exposed to the myriad of legal issues that modern agencies and officers face in day-to-day policing. After reading this text, they will also understand the basis from which these legal issues matured and be able to apply that knowledge to the real-life supervision function.